A Needs Assessment, Development, and Formative Evaluation of a Health Promotion Smartphone Application for College Students.
Background:Approximately half of college students who completed the National College Health Assessment 2013 indicated a greater need for health-related information. University-based smartphone applications may help students better access this information.Purpose:This study describes the needs assess...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Health Education Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 207 - 216 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul-Aug2015
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